Samantha Bee Tackles Ivanka's Book and 'Columbusing Feminism'

Ivanka Trump is a genius at twisting a string of words into a sentence that sounds sensible, empowered, and oftentimes, hopeful. And, because that sentence actually sounds phonetically intelligent, often employing the complex subject-predicate structure, she outshines even her father at wordsmithing.

The same goes for Ivanka's book Women Who Work, released last week, which is full of words that sound pretty together but don't in fact provide an ounce of original advice for the working woman. Especially the working woman steeped in privilege but too busy "Columbusing feminism" to notice, as Samantha Bee said last night on Full Frontal. It also borrows heavily from other people's work. There's a Toni Morrison quote about slavery used to introduce a chapter on time management, a quote from a guru misattributed to an actor who voices a cartoon ball of ground beef, and a misquoted Maya Angelou line meant to inspire women to ask for raises.

Did anyone fact check this book? Did anyone ask themselves if the concept of this book—wealthy woman with a full-time staff and White House access dispensing advice to women balancing careers and childcare by themselves—was a hint too preposterous?

After a tumultuous couple of weeks, Ivanka has kept a low profile since the book's release, reportedly meeting with White House officials about working families and female entrepreneurship. She is also reportedly trying to salvage the Paris Climate Dealfrom within her father's administration. Maybe an inspiring James Hanson quote misattributed to the late puppeteer Jim Henson will inspire an environmentally sound solution for all parties.

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